Infrastructure Architect

We are seeking a highly skilled Infrastructure Architect with deep expertise in Linux, Windows, VMware, cloud platforms, automation, and large-scale migrations. The ideal candidate will design, implement, and govern enterprise infrastructure across on-premise, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments, ensuring scalability, security, and high availability for mission-critical applications., Infrastructure Architecture & Design

• Architect end-to-end infrastructure solutions across on-prem, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments.
• Define technology standards, best practices, and governance frameworks.
• Translate business requirements into scalable and secure technical solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and provide strategic recommendations.

Operating Systems & Platform Engineering

• Architect and manage Windows Server, RHEL, and Oracle Linux environments.
• Lead OS hardening, patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management.
• Conduct L3/L4 troubleshooting and root cause analysis for critical issues.

Virtualization

• Lead VMware (vSphere, ESXi, vCenter) and Nutanix infrastructure design and operations.
• Configure HA, DRS, clustering, fault tolerance, and storage integration.
• Plan data center migrations, virtualization upgrades, and performance optimization.

Cloud Architecture (AWS/Azure/GCP)

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud environments including compute, storage, IAM, networking, and monitoring.
• Build secure VPC/VNet architectures and hybrid-cloud connectivity.
• Implement cloud governance, cost optimization (FinOps), security, and compliance controls.
• Lead migration strategies including re-host, re-platform, and modernization.

Automation, DevOps & Configuration Management

• Implement automation using Terraform, Ansible, GitHub, and DevOps practices.
• Develop provisioning, configuration, and compliance automation workflows.
• Build integrated monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions.

Security, DR & Compliance

• Implement OS hardening, IAM, encryption, and vulnerability management.
• Design and maintain enterprise backup and disaster recovery solutions.
• Support compliance audits and ensure closure of remediation actions.

Operational Excellence

• Lead SRE-style reliability practices, SLAs, and uptime targets.
• Oversee incident management, change management, and RCA processes.
• Generate HLDs, LLDs, SOPs, runbooks, and architecture documentation.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Work closely with application, business, cloud, and security teams.
• Manage OEMs, service providers, licensing, and vendor negotiations.
• Present architecture solutions in leadership and technical forums.

• Strong ability to design secure, scalable, and highly available infrastructure architectures.
• Deep hands-on experience with Windows Server, RHEL, and Oracle Linux.
• Expertise in VMware, Nutanix, virtualization optimization, and HA architectures.
• Strong cloud architecture experience across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, DevOps pipelines, GitHub, and Citrix.
• Strong networking fundamentals - TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, load balancing, firewalls.
• Solid understanding of security, compliance, DR/BCP frameworks.
• Experience with automation, scripting (PowerShell, Bash), and observability tools.
• Expertise in L3/L4 troubleshooting and RCA.

Good-To-Have

• Certifications: AWS, Azure, GCP, VMware, Nutanix.
• Experience with IaC tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM.
• Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration.
• FinOps and cloud cost optimization experience.
• Experience in large enterprises or MSP environments (24×7 operations).
• Knowledge of ITIL, SRE practices, and modern observability stacks.
• Hands-on experience with data center and cloud migration programs.